Strange Guitarworks

Strange Guitarworks Guitar Repair / Setup / PLEK Precision Fretwork / Customization / Restoration From vintage relics to modern marvels, we can handle it all. Talk to us!

Strange Guitarworks is New Orleans’ premier full service guitar repair shop, owned and operated by Benjamin Strange and Aaron Younce. Strange Guitarworks is driven by the pursuit of the flawless instrument – a guitar with amazing feel, perfect intonation, and great tone. We know the secret of what separates a good guitar from a truly great guitar lies not in how much it costs or what name is on th

e headstock – it comes from the attention to detail in the fretwork and setup that can only be tailored to you, the player. Whether your guitar is a pawn shop prize or a boutique gem, we can make it better, together. We offer a wide range of services: from simple restringing, setups, modifications, and electronics work, all the way up to full restorations. All of our fretwork is done utilizing our PLEK machine, which offers unparalleled accuracy with a tolerance of .001mm . No job is too big, and no job is too small. Your relationship with your guitar is extremely personal, and no one understands that better than you – so all setup work comes with a free adjustment period. All our repair work is covered by a lifetime warranty, and is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We’re serious about this: we love what we do, and we want you to love our work. We work on not just guitars, but all kinds of stringed instruments (except orchestral instruments). We work on basses, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, bouzoukis… you name it! No appointment is necessary – drop by anytime!

One aspect of our job that we dread is beveling giant stainless steel frets during a refret. We try to work smarter, not...
08/20/2026

One aspect of our job that we dread is beveling giant stainless steel frets during a refret. We try to work smarter, not harder, in almost every aspect of our shop, but there are some jobs we just have to muscle through. Maybe someday some AI powered robot will do this for us (and put us out of work), but not today.

PSA: If you don't want to destroy the active electronics in your instrument, change your battery every once in a while. ...
08/19/2026

PSA: If you don't want to destroy the active electronics in your instrument, change your battery every once in a while.

08/17/2026

Carvin' Marvin in the house!

Hey there, guitar manufacturers! If you feel you must relic a brand new instrument, please reconsider pre-rusting all of...
08/12/2026

Hey there, guitar manufacturers! If you feel you must relic a brand new instrument, please reconsider pre-rusting all of the metal hardware. We shouldn't have to go to such lengths just to extract bolts that are completely fused on a relatively new instrument. Thanks for coming to our Ted Talk.

When it rains it pours: this is the second 1965 Fender Stratocaster we've refretted this week.
08/10/2026

When it rains it pours: this is the second 1965 Fender Stratocaster we've refretted this week.

We love clamp.
08/06/2026

We love clamp.

Does anybody here know Hunter MacKenzie? We have a half-complete, super rad Flying V that we would love to complete for ...
08/05/2026

Does anybody here know Hunter MacKenzie? We have a half-complete, super rad Flying V that we would love to complete for him, but we haven't been able to reach him in months. If you know Hunter, please give him a poke and have him give us a call. Much obliged!

Our refrets are clamped and glued overnight, in a caul that matches the radius of the fret board. This makes for a more ...
07/30/2026

Our refrets are clamped and glued overnight, in a caul that matches the radius of the fret board. This makes for a more solid and even fret seating, and subsequently requires removing less material in the fret leveling process later.

This isn't AI slop... it's all natural, human slop!
07/23/2026

This isn't AI slop... it's all natural, human slop!

Holy schnikies!
07/22/2026

Holy schnikies!

Address

1122 Dublin Street
New Orleans, LA
70118

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

(504) 325-2186

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